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Chernobyl Explosion - How a Deadly Nuclear Accident Frightened the World by Michael Burgan
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Captured Science History Ser.
The long-term damage from an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant more than 30 years ago is still unknown. When explosions ripped through the reactor in rural Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, they spewed huge amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere and caused the worst nuclea ...Show more
Double Helix: How an Image Sparked the Discovery of the Secret of Life by Danielle Smith-Llera
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Captured Science History Ser.
To the untrained eye, Photo 51 was simply a grainy black and white image of dark marks scattered in a rough cross shape. But to the eye of a trained scientist, it was a clear portrait of a DNA fiber taken with X-rays. And to young scientists James Watson and Francis Crick, it confirmed their guess of de ...Show more
Exxon Valdez - How a Massive Oil Spill Triggered an Environmental Catastrophe by Michael Burgan
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Captured Science History Ser.
The biggest oil spill in U.S. history that polluted the pristine waters of Alaska decades ago and killed thousands of birds, mammals, and fish, still haunts the people who are living with its aftermath. On Good Friday 1989, the huge oil tanker, Exxon Valdez, ran aground in Prince William Sound, spilling ...Show more
Finding the Titanic: How Images from the Ocean Depths Fueled Interest in the Doomed Ship by Michael Burgan
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Captured Science History Ser.
On the night of April 14, 1912, as it made its first voyage, the luxury steamship Titanic struck an iceberg. Then, a few hours after midnight on April 15, the ship sank thousands of feet before settling on the ocean floor. And that's where it stayed, whereabouts unknown, for the next 73 years until it w ...Show more
First Look at a Black Hole - How a Photograph Solved a Space Mystery by Danielle Smith-Llera
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Captured History Ser.
On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the first photograph of a black hole to life. Kids will learn why it was so hard to take a photo of something so dark it does not reflect light, and so far away it could barely be reached. Primary source quotations bring t ...Show more
First in Flight - How a Photograph Captured the Takeoff of the Wright Brothers' Flyer by Michael Burgan
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Captured History Ser.
On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the historic first flight ever to life. Kids will feel as though they are at Kitty Hawk with Wilbur and Orville Wright as the brothers prepare to test their aircraft. They'll also learn about the history of flight and the ...Show more
Ground Zero: How a Photograph Sent a Message of Hope by Don Nardo
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Captured History Ser.
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, sent shock waves around the globe that are still felt today. Nearly 3,000 people died in the terrorist attacks and thousands more were injured. On the afternoon of the attacks, three firefighters paused in their rescue work to raise an American flat at Ground Zer ...Show more
Hubble Deep FieldHow a Photo Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Universe by Don Nardo
Category: Education | Series: Captured Science History Ser.
A series of photos taken from space more than 20 years ago revealed thousands of unknown galaxies in a tiny patch of "empty" space. Called the Hubble Deep Field, the amazing image is made up of hundreds of photos combined into one. It was taken over the course of 10 days from the Hubble Space Telescope ...Show more
The Hindenburg in Flames: How a Photograph Marked the End of the Airship by Michael Burgan; Dan Grossman (Consultant Editor)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Captured World History Ser.
When it went down in flames, the Hindenburg went down in history. The era of airship travel ended with a disastrous explosion May 6, 1937. Sam Shere's photo of the Hindenburg in flames has been called the most famous news photograph ever taken. The entire episode--from first flash to destruction--took l ...Show more
Trash Vortex - How Plastic Pollution Is Choking the World's Oceans by Danielle Smith-Llera
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Captured Science History Ser.
Millions of tons of plastic slip into oceans every year. Some floats and travels slowly with the currents, endangering the health of marine animals. The rest is hardly visible but is far more dangerous. Tiny bits of plastic sprinkle the ocean's surface or mix into the sandy seafloor and beaches. It ends ...Show more
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